Search results
|
|
No page with that title exists You can create an article with this title or put up a request for it. Please search Wikipedia before creating an article to avoid duplicating an existing one, which may have a different name or spelling.
Showing below up to 20 results starting with #1.
View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).
No article title matches
Page text matches
- Dombra (1417 bytes)
5: ... sinew, modern dombras are usually produced using nylon strings. - Gastrointestinal tract (16596 bytes)
67: ...the stomach, including the nature of the food (mainly its fat and protein content) and the degree of m...
126: *The first organ is the ''tongue'' which is only present in the phylum [[Chordata]].
127: ...gus''. It is instead called a ''crop''. It is an enlargement of the esophagus used to store food and e...
136: ..., musicians tend to use synthetic strings made of nylon, silk or steel, however some orchestral violinist... - Textile (4228 bytes)
47: *[[Nylon fiber]] - Dye (6033 bytes)
3: ...s]], [[bark]], [[leaf|leaves]] and [[wood]], but only a few have ever been used on a commercial scale.
11: ...plied to [[fibre]]s such as [[silk]], [[wool]], [[nylon]] and [[modified acrylic fibre]]s using neutral t...
13: ...]s''' are water-soluble cationic dyes that are mainly applied to [[acrylic fibre]]s, but find some use...
15: ... [[cotton]], paper, [[leather]], wool, silk and [[nylon]]. They are also used as [[pH indicator]]s and as...
23: ...nd sold as a powder. They can also be used to dye nylon, [[triacetate]], [[polyester]] and acrylic fibres... - Silk (8683 bytes)
11: ...ire]] knew of and traded in silk, the secret was only to reach Europe around AD [[550]], via the [[Byz...
25: ... outlast those made of ordinary silk — commonly lasting fifty years or more.
27: ...ore, more comfortable to wear. Nowadays, it is mainly sought after for the highest-quality saris given...
33: ..., ostensibly to discourage [[tobacco]] planting. Only the [[Shakers]] in Kentucky adopted the practice...
36: ...es, which led to the use of [[synthetic]]s like [[nylon]]. Synthetic silks have also been made from [[ly... - Banjo (6143 bytes)
10: ...Banjo strings are most commonly metal, although [[nylon]] and gut used on simple fretless banjos and by p...
18: ...GBd. In earlier times, the tuning gCGBd was commonly used instead. Other tunings common in old-time ...
22: ...a single one held between thumb and forefinger), unlike the five-string banjo, which is almost always ... - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
16: ...are ideally strung with gut (or, today, usually [[nylon]]) [[string]]s on the lower pegs and a wire strin... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
110: * [[1510]]: [[Pocket watch]]: [[Peter Henlein]]
311: ...ormer]]: [[William Stanley (physicist)|William Stanley]]
321: ... [[1888]]: [[Pneumatic tube tire]]: [[John Boyd Dunlop]]
394: * [[1914]]: [[Tank]], military: [[Ernest Dunlop Swinton]]
434: * [[1930]]: [[Nylon]]: [[Wallace Carothers]] - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
48: *[[Wallace Carothers]], (1896-1937) — [[Nylon]]
113: *[[Robert Heinlein]], (1907-1988), waterbed - Hot air balloon (8769 bytes)
6: ...he wind, the passengers feel absolutely no wind, unless they rise or descend to a different altitude t...
22: ...usually made of synthetic fabrics such as ripstop nylon; a light weight fabric of relatively high strengt...
28: ...or launch will exceed the maximum sustainable for nylon. Most hot air balloon launches are made during t... - Montgolfier brothers (3356 bytes)
5: ...the fire, slapping it with all their might. That only got them more burnt, so they were scarred from t...
20: ...rothers ever flew in a balloon himself, and then only once.
22: ...f the classic Montgolfier design by using ripstop nylon for the envelope and [[propane]] gas as the burne... - Harp (23216 bytes)
2: ...copper]]-wound), [[gut]] (more commonly used than nylon), or [[wire]].
24: ...on, the middle strings of gut, and the highest of nylon.
33: ...-Flat, F, C, G, D, A, E, and B can be reached by only changing lever positions, rather than re-tuning ...
48: ...ist. The phosphor bronze and brass are most commonly used. Steel tends to be very abrasive to the na...
52: ... with more than one row of strings. A harp with only one row of strings is called a '''single-course ... - Kite flying (5612 bytes)
11: .... Modern kites are made with synthetic materials: nylon or more exotic fabrics for the sails, and fibergl...
50: *[http://www.haryana-online.com/kite_flying.htm Fighter kites of India] - Guitar (36953 bytes)
1: ...60px|right|The classical guitar typically has 3 [[nylon]] and 3 [[nickel]]-wound strings.]]
39: Nearly all modern nylon-strung (or classical) guitars use open geared mac...
44: ...ctly before the finger). Fretboards are most commonly made of [[rosewood]], [[ebony]], and [[maple]].
48: ...d both forward and backward (most truss rods can only be loosened so much, beyond which the bolt will ...
50: ...th, 15th, 17th, 19th, and 21st frets, and double inlays on the 12th, sometimes 7th, and (if present) 2... - Steel guitar (2051 bytes)
4: ...ively to be played using a steel slide. Most commonly, these are the lap steel and pedal steel. The la...
6: Confusingly, metal-bodied guitars (commonly nickel-plated brass), although frequently played...
10: ...al [[acoustic guitar]] that has steel rather than nylon or cat-gut strings, although the bass strings wil... - Avalanche (25211 bytes)
58: ... to occur, but deadly if it does). Stop or camp only in safe locations. Wear warm gear to delay hypo...
65: ...nt of victims buried in the open are killed, and only 80 percent of the victims remaining on the surfa...
68: * very rapidly from 92% within 15 minutes to only 30% after 35 minutes (victims die of [[suffocati...
79: ...alanche cord is the oldest form of Equipment - mainly used before beacons became available. The princi...
84: ... require specialized search equipment that might only be found near an organized sports area. - Gong (10121 bytes)
3: ...l-shaped, and rest on cushions. Gongs are made mainly from [[bronze]] or [[brass]] but there are many ...
16: ...rred to as a ''Chinese gong'', but in fact it is only one of many types of suspended gongs that are as...
46: ...and with a less pronounced pitch shift. Most commonly 15" but available down to 8".
54: ...vy tuned overtone and long sustain. Played with a nylon tip drumstick they sound a bit like the coil chim...
56: Wind gongs are the type most commonly used by heavy [[rock and roll|rock]] [[drummer]]... - Screw (22059 bytes)
9: ...y the [[1st century BC]], wooden screws were commonly used throughout the [[Mediterranean]] world in d...
30: A small diameter bolt is commonly called a '''machine screw'''.
32: The thread on a bolt often occupies only part of the shaft, the remainder of the shaft be...
36: ...t may be anchored in concrete, for example, with only the threads on one end exposed.
44: ... may be applied. Some types of plastic such as [[nylon]] or [[Teflon]] can be threaded and used for fast... - Spinning (textiles) (1848 bytes)
11: * Synthetic materials: [[nylon]], [[rayon]], [[acetate]], ... - Fencing (20753 bytes)
3: ... sword-based offence and defence but is most commonly used to denote styles of European origin. Today ...
15: ... effects of this split, however, have manifested only slowly since initially all training was done by ...
21: ... fencing. Additionally, in the past, women were only allowed to fence foil, and the lightness of the ...
28: ...pered, flexible, quadrangular blade, that scores only with the point. (In modern sport fencing, which ...
30: ...d target. The target was then further reduced to only the trunk of the body, where the vitals are loca...
View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).